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Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationTue, 31 Mar 2015 22:46:05 +0200Roadside bomb kills 7 Afghan family membersA deputy official says a roadside bombing in a remote province in eastern Afghanistan has killed seven people, all members of the same family.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Roadside-bomb-kills-7-Afghan-family-members-20150331-2
Pulitzer-winning journalist's killer jailed for 20 yearsAn Afghan policeman who shot dead a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photojournalist has been imprisoned for 20 years after his death sentence was commuted.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pulitzer-winning-journalists-killer-jailed-for-20-years-20150330
US to slow troop withdrawal from AfghanistanThe White House says the US will keep its current complement of 9 800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, instead of cutting the number by about half as originally planned.http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-to-slow-troop-withdrawal-from-Afghanistan-20150325
Children playing cricket among dead in Afghanistan attacksAt least 25 people, mostly civilians and including six children playing cricket, were killed in separate attacks in Afghanistan.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Children-playing-cricket-among-dead-in-Afghanistan-attacks-20150324
Afghan woman lynched over Qur'an-burning 'was innocent'An Afghan woman who was beaten to death and set on fire by a mob for allegedly burning a copy of the Qur'an was innocent, the interior minister says.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Afghan-woman-lynched-over-Koran-burning-was-innocent-20150323
Afghan woman buried after being beaten to death by mobAn Afghan woman who was beaten to death by a mob has been buried in Kabul, her coffin carried by women's rights activists.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Afghan-woman-buried-after-being-beaten-to-death-by-mob-20150322
Fear stalks Afghan minorities after rare attacksAfghanistan has endured more than 30 years of warfare, but recent attacks on minority Muslim sects have raised fears that sectarian unrest could add yet another layer of bloodshed.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Fear-stalks-Afghan-minorities-after-rare-attacks-20150317
Suicide car bomber kills 7 in AfghanistanSeven people were killed and 28 others including five police were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in his car outside the capital of Helmand, officials have said.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Suicide-car-bomber-kills-7-in-Afghanistan-20150310
Gunmen kill 6 in Kabul Sufi mosque attackGunmen have attacked a Sufi mosque in Kabul, killing at least six people and leaving five others wounded, police officials say, shattering a recent calm in the Afghan capital.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Gunmen-kill-6-in-Kabul-Sufi-mosque-attack-20150307
Van bomb kills eight in AfghanistanA Taliban suicide attacker driving an explosives-laden van carrying goats has killed eight people including five civilians in southern Afghanistan, officials say.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Van-bomb-kills-eight-in-Afghanistan-20150303
Avalanche rescue operations restart in AfghanistanRescue teams have restarted operations to find the victims of avalanches in north-eastern Afghanistan as four more bodies were found, officials say.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Avalanche-rescue-operations-restart-in-Afghanistan-20150227
2 killed in Kabul suicide attack targeting Nato officialOne Turkish soldier and one Afghan civilian has killed in a suicide attack that targeted the vehicle of a top Nato official in Kabul, officials say.http://www.news24.com/World/News/2-killed-in-Kabul-suicide-attack-targeting-Nato-official-20150226
Afghanistan faces humanitarian emergency after avalancheMore than 180 people have been killed in north Afghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years, officials say, with heavy snow set to last for two more days after an unusually dry winter led to fears of a drought.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Afghanistan-faces-humanitarian-emergency-after-avalanche-20150226
Afghan capital rocked by blast near Turkey embassyAfghan officials and police say a suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives has targeted a vehicle of the Turkish embassy in the Afghan capital during the morning rush hour.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Afghan-capital-rocked-by-blast-near-Turkey-embassy-20150226-2
Afghan avalanches kill at least 108At least 108 people are feared killed in Afghan avalanches amid a winter storm.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Afghan-avalanches-kill-at-least-108-20150225
Dozens feared dead in Afghanistan avalancheAn Afghan official says dozens of people are feared dead in an avalanche that buried some 60 homes in the northeastern Panjshir Valley.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Dozens-feared-dead-in-Afghanistan-avalanche-20150225
2 jailed in terrorist plot to kill Americans in AfghanistanTwo men convicted of seeking to join al-Qaeda and training to carry out attacks on Americans in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison, the US justice department says.http://www.news24.com/World/News/2-jailed-in-terrorist-plot-to-kill-Americans-in-Afghanistan-20150224
Gunmen kidnap 30 Afghan bus passengersGunmen have dragged 30 male passengers out of two buses and have taken them hostage in southern Afghanistan.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Gunmen-kidnap-30-Afghan-bus-passengers-20150224
US may delay troop pullout from AfghanistanPresident Barack Obama's new Pentagon chief said Saturday the United States was seriously considering slowing the pace of a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the country faces a growing Taliban insurgency.http://www.news24.com/World/News/US-may-delay-troop-pullout-from-Afghanistan-20150221
Sharp rise in Afghan civilian casualties: UNThe number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan jumped 22% in 2014, the UN says, as Nato troops withdrew from combat leaving government forces to battle a raging Taliban insurgency.http://www.news24.com/World/News/Sharp-rise-in-Afghan-civilian-casualties-UN-20150218